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Provides social support to Latinos in the area. Services offered in Spanish.

Social Services include:

-- Risk education (alcohol, drugs, gambling, and other risk factors)

-- DUI assessments

-- Interpreter services

-- Help to complete community hours

-- Healthy Choices Youth Program

-- Youth Support Groups

-- Early Intervention and Prevention

Categories

Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Court Ordered Community Service Referral Programs
Cultural Heritage Groups
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Cultural Heritage Programs
Youth Outreach Programs
Language Interpretation
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides social support to Latinos in the area. Services offered in Spanish.

Social Services include:

-- Risk education (alcohol, drugs, gambling, and other risk factors)

-- DUI assessments

-- Interpreter services

-- Help to complete community hours

-- Healthy Choices Youth Program

-- Youth Support Groups

-- Early Intervention and Prevention

Categories

Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Court Ordered Community Service Referral Programs
Cultural Heritage Groups
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Cultural Heritage Programs
Youth Outreach Programs
Language Interpretation
Specialized Information and Referral
Information center pamphlets and information available at office on:
Automobile and Homeowner's Insurance
Boat Insurance
Credit Card Services
Dental Insurance
Driver's Safety Classes for seniors
Grief and Loss
Health Care Options
Homeowners Insurance
Investment Programs
Information Center monthly program schedule
Legal Services Network
Identity theft
Life Insurance Program
Medicare
Medicare RX Plan
Medicare Supplement Insurance
Motoring Assistance Program
Motorcycle Insurance
Pharmacy Services
Reverse Mortgages
Social Security

Referrals made to agencies providing service needed throughout Nebraska.

Benefits check-up screenings.

Non-member usage of information center.

Signup assistance for Medicare Part D RX prescription drug plans.

Monthly program providing education and/or entertainment.

Categories

Specialized Information and Referral
Medicare Information/Counseling
Senior Advocacy Groups
Provides information and referrals to available resources in the Polk County area. Information and referrals can include food programs, energy assistance, chore services, and Medicare and Medicaid information. Volunteer opportunities, educational, recreational programs and nutrition information is also available. Coordinates seven neighborhood-based senior centers and nine meal sites throughout Polk County. Contact your local community center for more information.
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

Categories

Certificates/Forms Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Assistance with information, referral, distribution and completion of applications for the Food Assistance Program (formerly food stamps).

Categories

Certificates/Forms Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Helps seniors, individuals living with a disability, and their families by providing referrals to organizations and agencies for needed services and programs.
Provides information and referrals to available resources in the Polk County area. Information and referrals can include food programs, energy assistance, chore services, and Medicare and Medicaid information. Volunteer opportunities, educational, recreational programs and nutrition information is also available. Coordinates seven neighborhood-based senior centers and nine meal sites throughout Polk County. Contact your local community center for more information.
Provides information and assistance to older adults at several sites in the community. Seniors needing assistance with Medicare, housing, energy assistance, Public Aid or other needs are able to meet with and receive assistance from a certified caseworker. Seniors may call to speak with a caseworker or meet with a caseworker in their own home if they unable to come into one of the sites affiliated with Ogle County SIS.

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Senior Housing Information and Referral
Medicare Information/Counseling
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. CICIL works with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

Categories

Centers for Independent Living
Specialized Information and Referral
Disease/Disability Registries
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Independent Living Skills Instruction

Assists teenage and other at-risk mothers and their infants from conception up to 3 years of age.

Services provided:

-- Prenatal education.

-- Postnatal education.

-- Parenting skills classes.

-- Assistance with ongoing infant needs up to 3 years of age.

-- Assistance with infant Diapers Guidance.

-- Information and referrals to supportive services as needed.

Categories

Parenting Skills Classes
Diapers
Specialized Information and Referral
Childbirth Education
Serves as Northeast Iowa's Area Agency on Aging and Aging and Disability Resource Center. Provides information and assistance regarding programs and services available for older adults, individuals with disabilities and caregivers.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Area Agencies on Aging

Provides social support to Latinos in the area. Services offered in Spanish.

Social Services include:

-- Risk education (alcohol, drugs, gambling, and other risk factors)

-- DUI assessments

-- Interpreter services

-- Help to complete community hours

-- Healthy Choices Youth Program

-- Youth Support Groups

-- Early Intervention and Prevention

Categories

Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Court Ordered Community Service Referral Programs
Cultural Heritage Groups
Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Cultural Heritage Programs
Youth Outreach Programs
Language Interpretation
Specialized Information and Referral

Information and referral services for older adults.

Respite care.

Care management for those age 60+.Senior Care Options for those age 65+.Aged and Disabled Medicaid Waiver for those age 65+.

Referrals for handyman and housekeeping services.

Senior Companion Program.

Categories

Friendly Visiting
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Area Agencies on Aging
Case Management Services (CMS) helps to coordinate and manage care on behalf of the client. Grants are offered to assist with chore, housekeeping, lifeline, and respite care.

Legal services.

Long-Term Care Ombudsman.

Provides options counseling to connect individuals to resources about:
-In-home personal care and nursing
-Housing options
-Housekeeping and chore services
-Home modifications
-Adaptive equipment
-Transportation
-Nutrition and home-delivered meal programs
-Case Management services
-Caregiver supports and respite

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Area Agencies on Aging
Specialized Information and Referral
Emergency Alert
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Case/Care Management
Elder Law
Homemaker Assistance
Long Term Care Options Counseling

Provides the following services:

-- Crisis counseling

-- Follow-up home visits

-- Parent education classes and support groups

-- Referrals for food, clothing, shelter, drug/alcohol treatment, domestic violence, etc

-- Necessities such as diapers, formula, clothes, etc.

Categories

Parenting Skills Classes
Diapers
Specialized Information and Referral
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Formula/Baby Food
Home Based Parenting Education
Children's Clothing
Provides information on support groups and financial resources for caregivers.
The Fayette County Social Services office can provide community residents with information and referral services to various economic support, disability related, and other health and social services that may be available to them.
Provides information and referral to services that help disabled individuals. Also offers disability awareness training and leadership education to businesses and community organizations. CICIL works with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Disability Awareness Training
Assists Nebraskans who are 60 years and over or have a disability and/or their representatives in accessing services and supports to allow the person to live as independently as possible in the setting of their choice. ADRC staff are available by phone or in person to assist in accessing resources based on the person's needs and preferences. This may include providing information and referrals for services such as housing, personal care, transportation, food and nutrition, public benefits, therapies, employment, etc.

Categories

Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Specialized Information and Referral
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation is a Community Action Agency. Family Service Specialists work with individuals and families facing difficult and crisis situations. They are able to provide assistance in connecting to needed community programs and services. In addition, base on funding and donations, the office can support a crisis fund which allows them to provide assistance with rent, medical and prescription expenses, gas money, utilities, and other basic necessities when the household is facing an emergency situation. The agency actively seeks funds for the crisis program and all funds donated to a county stay in that county and are used to support the residents of that county.

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Prescription Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Community Action Agencies
Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Relief
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Gas Money
Offers information on community services. Individuals will speak with an Information and Assistance Specialist who will assess their needs, answer questions, explain what programs are available, and assist them in securing the assistance they need.
The Iowa Regional Autism Assistance Program (RAP) provides community-based clinical consultation, multidisciplinary care planning recommendations, and family to family support for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families. RAP team members who work with families include advanced registered nurse practitioners, registered nurses and family navigators. They use standardized tools to identify children at risk for ASD and help families find diagnostic services. RAP teams also help families access community-based services and supports to help meet their needs and goals. The Autism Support Program provides funding for Applied Behavior Analysis services to children under the age of 14 who are not eligible to receive services through Medicaid or private health insurance and who meet certain diagnostic and financial eligibility criteria.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Parent to Parent Networking
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Service Cost Payment Assistance
Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

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Disease/Disability Registries
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Centers for Independent Living
Peer to Peer Networking
Driving Evaluation
Driver Training
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Disability Rights Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Information and referral regarding disabilities issues for those in South Central Nebraska.

Educational advocacy for students with disabilities.

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Specialized Information and Referral
School System Advocacy